. >> nearly snowless in december. 7% of the united states is covered in snow. that is even less than this time last year when 32% of the nation was laysed in winter white. not enough snow means no skiing. yet this resort in washington state has had to wait. >> i am patiently. >> and it's even warmer this past week, almost 700 record high temperatures have been set. all of that will contribute to 2012 likely being the warmest on record in the lower 48. one week or one season cannot tell a climate story. >> the subject, arctic where records were broken this year. in 2012 there was less snow than ever before. they measured arctic ice since 1979 and since then, half has disappeared. just this year, 4.35 million square miles melted away. >> melgtd on the greenland ice sheet is a big concern because that is moving water that is currently moving night the ocean. if it continues it will have an impact for people that live in coastal regions. >> dan: health news, a study showing using tomaxafin reduces of getting cancer again. the study and journal shows that women who